VISION STATEMENT
Broward College will be a destination for academic excellence, serving students from local communities and beyond. The College will embrace diversity - student, faculty, staff, and business partnerships - and foster a welcoming, affirming, and empowering culture of respect and inclusion. The College will stand at the leading edge of technological and environmentally sound innovation, providing attainable, high-quality educational programs. Broward College will be recognized for its recruitment and retention of diverse, outstanding faculty and staff whose primary focus will be to promote the success of each individual student while supporting lifelong learning for all students. As a model post-secondary institution, the College will connect its students to diverse local and global communities through technical, professional, and academic careers.
MISSION STATEMENT
Approved by the District Board of Trustees
May 26, 2009
The mission of Broward College is to achieve student success by developing informed and creative students capable of contributing to a knowledge- and service-based global society. As a public community college accredited to offer associate degrees, selected baccalaureate degrees, and certificate programs, the institution and its District Board of Trustees are committed to fostering a learning-centered community that celebrates diversity and inclusion by empowering and engaging students, faculty, and staff.
CORE VALUES
• Academic Excellence and Student Success Achieving student success through high-quality, learning-centered programs and services while continuously evaluating and improving student learning outcomes that reflect the highest academic standards. This is accomplished by providing flexible educational opportunities accessible to all students, regardless of time or place.
• Diversity and Inclusion Creating a community that celebrates diversity and cultural awareness while promoting the inclusion of all its members.
• Innovation Developing and implementing the most emergent technologies and teaching/learning methods and strategies to create learning environments that are flexible and responsive to local, national, and international needs.
• Integrity Fostering an environment of respect, dignity, and compassion that affirms and empowers all its members while striving for the highest ethical standards and social responsibility.
• Sustainability Ensuring effective, efficient use of college resources while implementing fiscally sound practices and environmentally sustainable initiatives that can be modeled in collaboration with our community.
• Lifelong Learning Promoting the educational growth and development of all individuals through a variety of postsecondary professional, technical, and academic programs and services.
